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Tamworth hearing forwards regulatory compliance ordinance to ballot after public questions on scope and fees
Summary
Tamworth residents and board members debated a proposed Regulatory Compliance Ordinance that would restore mandatory notification for certain property projects (threshold $5,000); presenters said it would not create new rules but require notification of projects already covered by existing town regulations. The planning board voted to place the measure on the March warrant.
Tamworth held a public hearing on a proposed Regulatory Compliance Ordinance that would restore a required notification process for certain property projects and put the question on the March town ballot. Proponents said the measure does not add new land-use regulations but creates a mechanism to notify town officials when work triggers rules that already exist.
Leanne and Liam Prentice presented the ordinance’s background and purpose. Prentice said the proposal responds to a past building-notification form that town voters approved in 2004 and later modified, but which had been rendered voluntary after it was enacted under the wrong RSA. "This ordinance does not create any new regulation. It adds a required notification mechanism," Prentice told the hearing, saying the change would help the select board and assessor know when a property has undergone work that affects compliance or assessment.
The presentation emphasized…
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